Iowa teachers will have the opportunity to assume new roles as "model," "mentor," and "lead" teachers, along with additional pay, under a bill passed May 22 and headed to the Governor's desk for signature. This piece of legislation is a long time coming. It has been a major priority of Gov. Terry B... Read Full Post >
Several new proposals to link teachers' salary to classroom performance have emerged in recent weeks. Read Full Post >
Tennessee will use federal funds to encourage its best teachers to teach in underperforming schools. Read Full Post >
In advance of a 2014 performance-pay mandate, a Florida lawmaker wants new salary funding to be allocated based on merit. Read Full Post >
A performance-bonus program in Charlotte, N.C., focusing on improving instructional practices appears to pay dividends. Read Full Post >
Newark teachers approved a contract that overhauls pay and evaluation systems. Read Full Post >
Teacher-compensation experiments continue to proliferate from big districts to small ones. Read Full Post >
Many districts and teachers' unions in Michigan don't appear to have refashioned their pay schedules in accordance with a 2010 state law, while others have met the letter of the law's requirements but not its spirit, contends an analysis by a free-market think tank. Read Full Post >
The New Haven and Los Angeles United school systems are among the winners of new federal grants to support differentiated pay for teachers. Read Full Post >
In 2007-08, states spent an estimated $14.8 billion rewarding teachers for earning master's degrees. Read Full Post >
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